Game 8: Sprint 3-Step Template
Game 8: Sprint 3-Step Template
Objective: Automate the “CPS” structure (Context-Proposal-Next step) to write high-impact messages under time pressure.
Players and Roles
- Role A (The Chaos): Throws a complex and urgent problem.
- Role B (The Executive): Has 1 minute to write (on paper or mobile) a perfect answer message using the template.
Quick Set-up: Minute Crisis
The Chaos throws one of these bombs. The Executive has 1 minute to write the CPS.
| Crisis (The Chaos) | Real Context (For the CPS) |
|---|---|
| “The web has crashed and we are on Black Friday!” | Critical incident + Sales loss. |
| “The client says the pink logo is horrible and threatens to leave.” | Aesthetic dissatisfaction + Cancellation risk. |
| “I left the office keys inside and the CEO arrives in 10 min.” | Access block + VIP visit imminent. |
| “The presentation has wrong billing data, what a shame!” | Error in deliverable + Damaged reputation. |
| “I can’t find the final file and the print shop closes now.” | Asset loss + Critical deadline. |
Mechanics
- Chaos: “Hey, the client says he doesn’t like anything and that if we change the date, but it’s just that then we don’t arrive and what do we do!”
- Executive writes:
- Context: Dissatisfied client + Date risk.
- Proposal: Emergency meeting with him to prioritize scope.
- Next step: I call him now. You review the contract.
- Read aloud. If one of the 3 steps is missing, lose. If it is clear and directive, win.
Debriefing (Closing questions)
- Is it harder for you to define the problem (Context) or propose the solution (Proposal)?
- Have you included names in the Next Step? (Without names, there is no responsibility).
Variant
Do it with WhatsApp audios. You have 20 seconds to record the CPS. Train voice and synthesis.
Train this theory
- Chapter 1.5: CPS structure
- Chapter 2.4: Operational closings
- Chapter 4.4: Anti-procrastination: date + responsible or death